In a week dominated by queues and logjams, Schiphol airport struck a deal with ground staff to try to avoid a summer of misery for air passengers. Dutch motorists began queueing for petrol in Germany as Russia put the squeeze on fuel prices. A housing bottleneck left people sleeping on chairs at Ter Apel refugee centre, while Westland’s greenhouse industry wastes no time in exploiting Ukrainian workers. The waiting list for compensation for earthquake damage in Groningen could grow longer too if the government bows to pressure to raise production again. And economists warn the labour shortage is a long-term problem with no easy fix, even if the Dutch agree to work longer than 32 hours a week.

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Schiphol airport braces itself for long summer of queues and chaos

Schiphol unveils four-point plan to address congestion and staff shortages

Dutch tax office needs culture change to address institutional racism, says minister

Documentary shows ‘need to tackle structural problem of racism’ in police force

Defence spending boost is biggest investment since end of Second World War

Gazprom cuts off gas supply to Dutch trading platform that refused to pay rubles

Russian gas imports continue to local councils and large energy firms

Dutch motorists fill up in Germany as petrol price gap swells to 35 cents a litre

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120 people left to sleep on chairs at overcrowded Ter Apel refugee centre

Ukrainian workers are being exploited in Westland greenhouses, union warns

Dutch work short hours and productivity needs to rise, says CBS chief economist

De arbeidsmarkt is ongekend krap. Bedrijven schreeuwen om personeel en werk blijft liggen. Wat betekent dat, hoe komt het en wat is er aan te doen? En welke rol spelen het onbenut arbeidspotentieel, vergrijzing en migratie? Een draad

— Peter Hein van Mulligen (@phvmulligen) June 1, 2022